The Devil Wears Prada 2, produced by 20th Century and Disney, kicked off the summer box office with a strong start, earning $77 million in North America and $156.6 million overseas.
That total of $233.6 million exceeded expectations and set a great opening.
The sequel highlights the strong buying power of women and teenage girls at the box office, a fact that Hollywood often forgets.
On Friday, the movie brought in $32.5 million, including $10 million from Thursday previews, which is one of the best ever for a movie aimed at women.
By Sunday, it had become the biggest opening ever in the U.S., internationally, and globally for Meryl Streep's long and successful career.
For Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, it was a record for both international and global audiences.
The movie is drawing moviegoers of all ages who are curious to see where the memorable characters from the first film — Streep, Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, and Blunt — have been over the past 20 years.
Another positive for the film is that David Frankel, the director of the first movie, is back, as is Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote the original script.
The original film has remained a cultural classic across generations, and it's been viewed more than one billion times on streaming and other platforms.
The sequel has already earned 72 percent of the first film's total box office, which was $326.5 million, without adjusting for inflation.
According to PostTrak exit polls, the most enthusiastic audience on opening day were people aged 25 to 34, including Gen Zers and young Millennials.
But by Sunday, 66 percent of the weekend audience was 35 or older on average.
Prada 2 is also a big hit at the foreign box office, where it earned the second-highest opening for a 2026 Hollywood film and the second-largest global opening of the year.
The film topped the box office in major markets like France, Spain, and Japan.
Many of the top films of the weekend hit milestones that are significant for their careers.
Lionsgate and producer Graham King's Michael Jackson biopic, which is still in second place, crossed $400 million globally and is now one of the top music biopics ever, not adjusted for inflation.
But it still has a way to go before catching up with Fox's Bohemian Rhapsody.
Michael, directed by Antoine Fuqua, has made $183.8 million in the U.S. and $240.1 million abroad.
Universal handles the international release on behalf of Lionsgate, since the company doesn’t have its own foreign distribution network.
And what about a slow but steady rise?
MGM's sci-fi hit Project Hail Mary, which opened in March, crossed the $600 million mark globally over the weekend, which is a huge win for star and producer Ryan Gosling. This success validates Amazon's decision to build up its foreign operations to handle its own films, including the next Bond movie.
Elsewhere, the horror movie Hokum, starring Adam Scott, opened in sixth place with a solid $6.4 million.
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